Background
Reynolds, Ronald J. was born on May 17, 1943 in Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States. Son of James Lonnie and Elsie Gerhardt Reynolds.
Reynolds, Ronald J. was born on May 17, 1943 in Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States. Son of James Lonnie and Elsie Gerhardt Reynolds.
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinoinois, Champaign, Illinois, 1965. Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1971.
NAS-National Research Council research associate Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 1971—1973. Research associate University Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1973—1976, assistant scientist, 1976—1981, associate scientist, 1981—1987, senior scientist physics, 1987—1996, professor astronomy, since 1996. Professor emeritus, 2005.
Member of International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society (Beatrice M. Tinsley prize 2004).
Married Carla Strohmeyer Reynolds. Children: Julie Elizabeth, Suzanne Emilie.